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The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Abbreviation Meaning c̅ (c with an overbar) with (from Latin cum) means with C: cytosine cervical vertebrae: C1: atlas – first cervical vertebra of the spine C2: axis – second cervical vertebra of the spine CA: carcinoma cancer: Ca: calcium carcinoma cancer: CAA: coronary artery aneurysm: c/b: complicated by: CABG: coronary artery bypass ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
assuming room temperature (that is, the patient has died) assisted reproductive technology: ARVC: arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: ARVD: arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia: AS: aortic stenosis atherosclerosis ankylosing spondylitis: ASA: acetylsalicylic acid American Society of Anesthesiologists (physical status class) ASB
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
medical surgical day unit MSE: mental status examination: MSH: melanocyte-stimulating hormone: MSK: medullary sponge kidney musculoskeletal MSM: men who have sex with men MSMW men who have sex with men and women: MSO 4: morphine sulfate (Do not use this abbreviation. Write out the name. Per the do-not-use list.) MSOF: multisystem organ failure ...
breast cancer 1 (a human gene and its protein) BRCA2 (gene) BRCA2 (protein) breast cancer 2 (a human gene and its protein) BRP: bathroom privileges: BRTO: Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration: BRVO: Branch retinal vein occlusion: BS: barium swallow breath breath sound bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope) blood ...